Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	divine_a	faith_n	humane_a	4,064	5	8.7140	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49515	Three sermons preached at Sherborne in Dorsetshire by William Lyford ... being his last sermons ...; Sermons. Selections	Lyford, William, 1598-1653.	1654 (1654)	Wing L3557; ESTC R3029	24,872	37

and_o not_o spare_v my_o heart_n my_o dear_a corruption_n let_v it_o discover_v my_o ignorance_n my_o hypocrisy_n my_o unsoundnesse_n in_o repentance_n my_o formality_n in_o duty_n etc._n etc._n it_o shall_v not_o be_v unto_o i_o as_o a_o enemy_n sword_n but_o as_o a_o surgion_n knife_n that_o cut_v to_o heal_v my_o wound_n my_o fester_a soul_n although_o the_o word_n put_v you_o to_o strong_a fight_n to_o sad_a fear_n to_o doubt_n and_o dispute_n within_o yourself_o yea_o to_o loud_a cry_n through_o depth_n of_o sorrow_n and_o bring_v you_o into_o combat_n with_o satan_n yet_o you_o will_v see_v there_o be_v a_o savour_n of_o life_n in_o it_o you_o will_v not_o let_v go_v your_o hold_n of_o it_o till_o it_o bring_v forth_o judgement_n unto_o victory_n as_o one_o in_o danger_n of_o drown_v will_v take_v hold_n of_o a_o naked_a sword_n though_o it_o cut_v he_o rather_o than_o sink_v in_o the_o water_n it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v cut_v then_o drown_v so_o the_o save_v one_o will_v keep_v and_o hold_v fast_o the_o word_n though_o with_o some_o great_a difficulty_n rather_o than_o give_v over_o their_o soul_n into_o the_o devil_n hand_n and_o themselves_o into_o perdition_n thus_o the_o word_n be_v a_o savour_n of_o life_n to_o they_o though_o it_o cut_v and_o smart_n there_o be_v life_n in_o it_o it_o be_v good_a it_o be_v sweet_a they_o relish_v spiritual_a counsel_n in_o it_o it_o prove_v to_o they_o a_o true_a and_o faithful_a word_n thus_o by_o occasion_n of_o people_n frowardness_n and_o discontent_n at_o the_o word_n it_o prove_v odor_n mortis_fw-la 3_o three_o by_o reason_n of_o prejudices_fw-la and_o hard_a conceit_n of_o the_o preacher_n many_o a_o sound_a truth_n be_v lose_v and_o disrellish_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o he_o that_o bring_v it_o as_o ahab_n say_v of_o micaiah_n here_o be_v one_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o i_o hate_v he_o etc._n etc._n if_o the_o same_o truth_n be_v deliver_v by_o other_o man_n o_o how_o precious_a will_v they_o be_v 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